Modding:Tutorial/Recreating Hell's Arena - Revision history

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Game Hunter: /* Review */ new link

2012-04-08T17:09:00Z

‎Review: new link

Game Hunter: revised for 0996

2012-04-08T16:52:23Z

revised for 0996

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2011-10-06T19:54:21Z

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Game Hunter: source code moved (going to do it for others)

2011-09-23T19:54:38Z

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Game Hunter: /* Review */ added file links

2011-09-17T00:02:37Z

‎Review: added file links

Game Hunter: debugged and ready to ship!

2011-09-16T23:55:44Z

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Game Hunter: wrong music filenames derp

2011-09-16T23:10:03Z

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Game Hunter: /* .OnEnter() */ trying to match the review text

2011-09-16T19:49:47Z

‎.OnEnter(): trying to match the review text

Game Hunter: /* Review */ whoops forgot the .OnEnter()

2011-09-16T19:47:14Z

‎Review: whoops forgot the .OnEnter()

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-In many ways, learning through example is a solid method of figuring out how to create your own code. The archetypical example we use here is Hell's Arena, which has been the example mod of DoomRL since the inception of the sandbox. It imitates [[Hell's Arena]] as it appears in DoomRL itself, which a few additions added here and there to create a different experience.
+In many ways, learning through example is a solid method of figuring out how to create your own code. The archetypical example we use here is Hell's Arena, which has been the example mod of DRL since the inception of the sandbox. It imitates [[Hell's Arena]] as it appears in DRL itself, which a few additions added here and there to create a different experience.
 As with all example modules in these tutorials, we will first begin with any radically-new concepts that require plenty of room, then go on to explain things by declaration. Usually this would involve looking at any cells/items/beings (or just old-fashioned tables) but this module has no new objects. Instead, we will only need to move through each engine hook and how it affects the map itself. As a measure of extra caution, generic comments will be added to this map as a means to provide understanding for those skipping all the extra details.
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 **If you want the sound at a very specific point on the map, use '''[[Modding:Level#level_explosion|Level.explosion()]]''' and set the radius, delay, and damage of the explosion to zero: this removes any physical part of the explosion, allowing you to play only a sound at that point.
 **Music is added using '''core.play_music'''(''filename''). It will override any music already playing. (Unfortunately there is no way to turn off the music: if you want no music to play, create a music file that has no audio and use it instead.)
-*<u>Do not modify sound.lua or music.lua.</u> This is technically a way to modify (or include) sounds and music for particular objects/calls, but neither of these files are included in the source folder or WAD file. For the sake of players wanting an easy dump into their DoomRL folder, it is higly recommended that you stick to the aforementioned procedure instead.
+*<u>Do not modify sound.lua or music.lua.</u> This is technically a way to modify (or include) sounds and music for particular objects/calls, but neither of these files are included in the source folder or WAD file. For the sake of players wanting an easy dump into their DRL folder, it is higly recommended that you stick to the aforementioned procedure instead.
 In the Hell's Arena module, Skulltag sounds are added at the start of the map, as well as the start of each wave. Music by Simon Volpert, named "Rounds of Hell", is also included at the beginning of the map and changes for each wave. (Adding sounds to beings is a lot more complicated, and we won't get into it here. Suffice it to say that it may prove more trouble than it's worth, not to mention that default sounds cannot be overwritten.)

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 {{:Modding:Tutorial/Recreating Hell's Arena/Source}}
-Source data: [http://dl.dropbox.com/u/33336094/arena.module.zip arena.module]
+Source data: [http://dl.dropbox.com/u/54818507/arena.module.zip arena.module]
-−
-WAD file: [http://dl.dropbox.com/u/33336094/arena.wad arena.wad]

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      Level.name = "Hell Arena"                    --that IS what it's called
      Level.name_number = 0                        --remove floor #
-     Level.fill("prwall")                         --immortal border tiles
+     Level.fill("rwall")                         --immortal border tiles
      local translation = {
          ['.'] = "floor",                         --gray floor
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      Level.scatter_put( area.new(5,3,68,15), translation, column, "floor",9+math.random(8))
      Level.scatter( area.FULL_SHRINKED,"floor","blood",100)
      --inserts player
      Level.player(38,10)

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−	~~A link to the source files will be provided soon~~. ~~It will include the main~~ .module ~~folder, main~~.~~lua,~~ module.~~lua, and the sound and music subfolders with their necessary files~~.	+	Source data: [http://dl.dropbox.com/u/33336094/arena.module.zip arena.module]
		+
		+	WAD file: [http://dl.dropbox.com/u/33336094/arena.wad arena.wad]

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 <source lang="lua">
 function arena.OnEnter()
-     core.play_music("rounds_of_hell_1")      --use some kick-ass music
+     core.play_music("rounds_of_hell_part_1")      --use some kick-ass music
      player:play_sound("preparetofight")      --skulltag announcer!
      player.eq.weapon = item.new( "shotgun" ) --give the man a shotty
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          local choice = ui.msg_confirm("\"Do you want to continue the fight?\"")
          if choice then                           --player chose to continue
-             core.play_music("rounds_of_hell_2")  --second verse better than first
+             core.play_music("rounds_of_hell_part_2")  --second verse better than first
              player:play_sound("two")
              ui.msg("The voice booms, \"I like it! Let the show go on!\"")
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          local choice = ui.msg_confirm("\"Do you want to continue the fight?\"")
          if choice then                          --player chosen to continue
-             core.play_music("rounds_of_hell_3") --strongest music yet
+             core.play_music("rounds_of_hell_part_3") --strongest music yet
              player:play_sound("three")
              ui.msg("The voice booms, \"Excellent! May the fight begin!!!\"")
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 function arena.OnEnter()
-     core.play_music("rounds_of_hell_1")      --use some kick-ass music
+     core.play_music("rounds_of_hell_part_1")      --use some kick-ass music
      player:play_sound("preparetofight")      --skulltag announcer!
      player.eq.weapon = item.new( "shotgun" ) --give the man a shotty
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          local choice = ui.msg_confirm("\"Do you want to continue the fight?\"")
          if choice then                           --player chose to continue
-             core.play_music("rounds_of_hell_2")  --second verse better than first
+             core.play_music("rounds_of_hell_part_2")  --second verse better than first
              player:play_sound("two")
              ui.msg("The voice booms, \"I like it! Let the show go on!\"")
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          local choice = ui.msg_confirm("\"Do you want to continue the fight?\"")
          if choice then                           --player chosen to continue
-             core.play_music("rounds_of_hell_3")  --strongest music yet
+             core.play_music("rounds_of_hell_part_3")  --strongest music yet
              player:play_sound("three")
              ui.msg("The voice booms, \"Excellent! May the fight begin!!!\"")

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 <source lang="lua">
      ....
-    --sets up first wave
+     Level.result(1)                          --sets up first wave
      Level.result(1)
      --big announcement stuff